Name: _________________________________ Date:___________

Keep this sheet for reference during the entire school year.

Parkview High School

Language Arts Department

Composition Standards

Follow these guidelines for your essays prepared outside of class time.

1. Papers should be typed if at all possible.

2. Double-space the entire paper. (If you must hand write your paper, skip lines. Do not leave an extra space between paragraphs.)

3. Type a heading in the upper left corner of the first page, including your name, your teacher’s name, the name of the course, and the date.

Samuel Student

Mrs. Smith

College-Prep Freshman English

3 September 2003

4. Center and type the title of the paper. Use standard capitalization rules. Do not underline the title.

5. For multi-paged papers, number all pages in the upper right-hand corner. (Using the header function of your word processor, indicate your last name and page number beginning on page 1.)

6. Write or print on only one side of the paper.

7. Use blue or black ink on lined, loose-leaf notebook paper if you are handwriting your paper.

8. Edit your papers carefully. Rules concerning Standard English apply to all assignments.

August 2006